Morning Star
In The House of Two
A young woman stood by the side of the bridge, she walked slowly towards the edge of the bridge. His eyes were staring far away with a blank look. I don't know what kind of problem made him end up standing on that bridge.
“Sedang desperate?” He did not realize if there was someone standing not far behind him, he turned his head cursory and saw the middle-aged woman looking at him heartily.
“Whatever your problem, son, what you do is not the end of the road.” Said the woman and just ignored by her, she was getting closer to the edge. “I used to think the same thing as you, but I came back to remember, as long as I lived I haven't done much good for myself. Can I be happy by dying? Or even I ended up suffering more because of the punishment God gave me because I was desperate.” Clearly and made the young girl silent unmoved.
Seeing that, the middle-aged woman took a little step closer “do you want to share your problems with me?” Asked again and made the young girl turn her head towards him, her eyes started to get wet with tears.
“What is the meaning of life if every day I am disgusted with myself! The dirt on my body can not be lost even though I wash it many times. You don't know how I feel!” He stared down where the woman was.
“I don't know what happened to you, but can I know a little bit about that?” The girl rubbed her tears flowing down.
“I prostitution*r! You know! And I hate that! I'd rather die!” His shouting towards the woman made the woman slightly stunned, accepting the fact that the young girl in front of him had a bitter life story.
“Hai sweet lady..”.
“Don't call me that! I'm so disgusted.” Shouted the girl back in a raucous voice.
The woman was silent for a moment “No human being in the world can judge herself.” He then tried to grab the side of the bridge and sat on it, the girl just watching from the corner of her eye.
“I lost my son and my family in a very close tempo, I couldn't be by his side when it took them out of my hands. I feel like I failed at being a mother.” The woman said with sadness on her face, then looked to the side where the girl was still standing.
The woman reached out her hand towards the girl hoping that she could have a chance to undo the young girl's intention to commit suicide. They looked at each other, the girl saw the hand that was extending to her. A hint of doubt lingered on his mind, he was indeed desperate. But, there were circumstances where he was also afraid of sin.
She was already a woman with a sinful job, and if she made up her mind to end her life, would God accept her? Suicide is the most hated thing by God.
But, would he still be able to believe in the existence of God after all the ugliness had happened to him? Not before, but now he believed because there was currently someone extending his hand to him.
Slowly she seemed to see a warm aoi enveloping her body, it could be that this woman was the one God sent to stop her. Some time later, the girl grabbed the woman's hand and they sat together on the side of the bridge.
“What's your name?” the woman asked, the girl only pointing at the brightest star. Make the woman see the skyline “Star?” the girl nodded.
“Tired of life, but not ready to die. Remember, God is the best planner. So, hang on.” He looked at the girl named Star. The girl just bowed, “does a human like me still have to survive?” ask her and make the woman nod “but I'm getting disgusted with myself.” His words back sobbing, the woman slowly embraces the shoulder of the girl who looks so fragile, she leaned her head against her shoulder.
"I look at the old me, it seems like God made me walk this lonely bridge because to be reunited with you." He clearly looked into the eyes of the girl who was shedding tears. He slowly wiped the tears on the girl's cheeks.
“Sometimes you will find happiness too. Even though it went through a bitter thing. Happiness is a right of God. Although sometimes the plan must make this mind more hurt, all we can do is, do not give up.” He said as he stroked the head of the star.
“Currently, endure even if it is difficult.” The silent star enjoys a subtle stroke on his head from a stranger he just met, a stranger who might be his mother's age if his mother were alive. Does it feel like having a mother? "If my son's still around, it looks like he's the same age as you. How old are you, son?" The star cleared his throat before answering. "18 years." Answer in a loud voice.
“I'll just pray you can be free soon from that dirty work you hate. Someone will save you and take you from that crash.” The woman clasped the Star's hand and rubbed it.
“Right now all you have to do is hold on, but you have to remember, if the time comes, forget about your mass. All you have to do is organize your new life and find your happiness, see how beautiful you are." The star pulled its head from its backrest and looked at the woman's face, it frowned. And only a smile was given by the woman.
“Hold, because you deserve to be happy until the end of your life. Shine Stars!” he continued clenching his hands cheering the girl in front of him. The woman smiled when she saw the girl in front of her smiling, “smile, your smile is very beautiful.” she gently stroked the cheeks of the Stars.
“Survive, keep fight and pray is the motto I get from someone I know well. Hang on, keep fighting and don't forget to pray.” The star only seemed to stare at the figure of the woman in front of him who was just a stranger passing by but managed to comfort him.
The woman's hand again rubbed the Star's head gently “you can definitely get through it all. “Sorry, but you are who Madam, I do not know your name?” ask the stars later
“Emm..you can call me Mom from now on, if you want.” Said smiling while opening a flat box containing a small sheet of paper, “If there is a problem, you can come here.” Continue to submit a small paper in the form of a business card “Widianti, Unique goods store” Read Kejora and greeted the nod of the woman.
***
Surprised and awakened from his sleep, he realized that he was still asleep in the bathtub, if in a bad state and when the desire to end his life was whipping him. So she will remember the incident 5 years ago, where she began to become a special comfort woman for old men who became a big client Madam Den.
The crying and leaning on her bent knees, hugging her knees and crying became more and more. He remembered the figure of the woman, had not met for a long time, “ I am tired Mother, until when I have to go through life like this.” He said in a sobbing.
He recalled the woman's message to believe that if one day there would be someone who saved him from the slump and suddenly the shadow of Angga appeared in the head of the Kejora, he fell silent even though he was still sobbing.
“Is he who you mean, the man God sent me?” He said to stretch himself and stare at the corner of the bathroom, he let out a long sigh “well, I will help him, if I will die because of that. At least I didn't die by suicide.” He turned back to closing his eyes.
***
“Until when do you make my son tormented! Quickly make the antidote! I can't see it like an undead!” Said a white-haired old man dressed in a black suit, he was pounding the table in front of him. Poking his finger at Madam Den. “You did this intentionally right! For your evil plan to continue to get my support!” Madam Den just smiled cunningly.
“Do not cross the line, Mr. Secretary of State, you just follow my orders and I will give the bidder.” He said as he slowly sipped the wine in his hand. “Again, where were you when your child chose to take the illegal drug to overcome the problem?” Sneaky.
“You trapped her crazy chick!” Madam Den stared intently at the man, put down her wine glass and walked closer towards the old man. His hand grabbed the circular tie around his neck and tidied the knot. Tighten the tie by smiling he looked hard at the man in front of him, “do your duty, do not involve other things that are not necessary. Or...” Madam Den paused while gripping the side of the man's suit “I made your suffering not end, your addicted son, only I can save him.” He patted the side of the suit with his fingers.
“Don't till the president finds out all this. Make sure you get them to approve importing the fish while I smuggle the medicine through there.” Clearly in a sharp tone made the man shudder.
“Couple sure you get what you want if you follow the agreement path as we agreed at the beginning.” The man who served as Secretary of State sat down and sighed with a sigh held back by the grip of his tie, loosening his tie back he could only stare at the woman who was truly acting superior to him.
He can only resign to his condition, where his only child is entangled in drugs by women who are considered crazy. A new generation of opium-type drugs that react like doping. Opium itself is a type of drug in the form of powder. This drug is produced from a plant called papaver somniferum.
The content of morphine in this powder is commonly used to relieve pain. And Madam Den himself who has been struggling for years in the pharmaceutical world even has a large pharmaceutical company in his home country successfully designed the drug to resemble a vitamin that is able to stimulate the body's performance to the maximum, the first reaction will be a large energy surge, and make humans who consume it feel very excited and energetic.
But, if the user has entered the addiction phase then the user is slowly changing like a zombie human. The new generation of illegal drugs, called opiumZ or better known as popiv, is a foul plan from Madam Den to dredge money from several countries in Southeast Asia, indonesia is the first target to have a large population.
He used an Indonesian-owned pharmaceutical company that he managed to snare to conquer under his control, all because he wanted to launch the action. When everyone is addicted to drugs issued by the company, the police and the government will focus on arresting the owner of the pharmaceutical company named Wijaya Farma, and after the chaos caused by the rise of addicts who began to turn into zombie humans, the company Madam Den issued an antidote to the drug that reacted to regenerate brain cells damaged by the popiv reaction.
The bad sense he used to trap some people in order to smooth his plan, including trapping the PT owner. Wijaya Farma and the State secretary whose son is now a popiv addict. Medical personnel do not understand the condition of children from state secretaries because popiv has been designed in such a way as to resemble vitamins.
The content of morphine in it is melted into one by the secret substance of Madam Den herb which if detected will only appear negative reports of drug use, because at that time the addictive substance is still camouflaged with minerals in the blood, which if detected will only appear negative reports of drug use, because at that time the addictive substance is still camouflaged with minerals in the blood, it needs a special substance to detect and it's just Madam Den himself who knows.
This is what makes the Secretary of State feel surrendered and submissive to Madam Den, following all his orders. Because he no longer knows how to, betray his country to save his only child.
***
“Sandra Zei Tian..” Angga said as he stared at the flat screen in front of him, his hand tapped on the table using the tip of his pen, his eyes looked at the flat screen where information about Madam Den was obtained by Satya yesterday.
"She didn't really exploit Kejora's life as a comfort woman, but Kejora looked so depressed with her work, there must be something else going on, and she didn't show as a pimp, either, it's all a cover for shutting down other illegal businesses. Then why would he be so brave?" Angga knitted his eyebrows together and propped his chin up with his two strung hands.
"Blatantly own a nightclub business. Or, the business stood not on his behalf? Like his pharmaceutical company?”
Angga immediately grabbed his phone. “Where are you?” ask when the phone connection has reached the person intended.
“Can you find out the owner of starynight club?” ask again, “ya does not have to now. You can look for it after coming home from your date with Mila.” Angga said with a soft laugh in the sentence of dating, he chuckled when people across sounded whining to him, who else if not Satya who is so adorable to be teased.
“OK thank you, and a healthy courtship yes young man.” Angga distanced his ears when people across now scream complain. Laughing, he hung up his phone.
“That kid is so funny to cheat on.” Said chuckling. Angga re-read the files about Madam Den and his plot. But moments later he looked back at the cellphone screen lying in front of him, he was silent covering his chin with his right palm.
It had been 3 days that he had not met Kejora, and there was a strange feeling running through him every time he remembered Kejora, “did I miss him?” his voice was still staring at the screen of the phone. He didn't know what reason he would use to meet Kejora, he had visited the club that night just because he wanted to see if there was a girl there. Maybe by accident, even a glimpse is okay. But the truth is, the Kejora wasn't there.
He was informed that Kejora was a special escorter Madam Den and if he had to serve a client, only 1 man would be his subscription. No one could hire the services of Kejora, hearing that Angga felt a burning feeling in his chest, he could only sigh violently and come out of the club with an annoyed and angry face.
Imagining Kejora with another man in bed makes him angry for no reason. Angga covered his face with both hands, breathing deep air hoping to control the chaotic feeling in his chest.
Suddenly he hit the table and stood up from his seat, "aish..!!" her hand gripped her hair, “sial..sial..sial..!” he said later. “want it felt like I burned that place.” Angga dropped his basket and observed the lights shining dimly above him.
As he sank into his mind until the sound of the cell phone ringing resuscitated him, he sat back down and walked towards the table where his phone rang. He looked at the caller's name and instantly widened his eyes. “Kejora?” Surprised to immediately reach for the phone, there was a feeling of pleasure when the person who had possessed his mind suddenly called.
After getting a call from Kejora, he immediately went to meet with Kejora, not just because of the information he might get from Kejora, he said, also because now he had such a warm feeling ever since the girl nestled in him.
“Hai Kejora..” He got out of the car and approached a girl who was sitting waiting for him at the stop. Kejora turned to the source of the voice and smiled, Angga was fixated on staring at the smile there was an erratic throb when he saw Kejora smiling towards him. Time seemed to spin slowing down as Kejora turned her head towards him and threw that sweet smile at him.
"Hi also Angga.." Kejora replied to the greeting of Angga who was now sitting next to him.
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